preparáis

Preparáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb preparar. It is used with the pronoun vosotros, the informal plural “you” in Spain, and means “you all prepare” or “you all are preparing” in the present tense. In many parts of the Spanish-speaking world outside Spain, vosotros is not used, and ustedes take its place with forms such as preparan.

Grammatically, preparáis is a regular -ar verb conjugation. The stem is prepar- and the ending is -áis, with an accent on the a to indicate the stress. Other present-tense forms of preparar include: yo preparo, tú preparas, él/ella/Ud. prepara, nosotros preparamos, vosotros preparáis, ellos/ellas/Uds. preparan. This pattern is typical of -ar verbs in the present indicative for the vosotros form.

Usage notes and regional variation: In Spain, preparáis is common in everyday speech when addressing a group directly. In Latin America and many other regions, where vosotros is not used, the corresponding form is preparan when using ustedes, as in “Ustedes preparan la cena.” Questions can appear as “¿Preparáis la comida para la fiesta?” to address a group informally in environments that retain vosotros.

Etymology: the verb preparar comes from Latin preparāre, with the Spanish form reflecting the regular -ar verb paradigm established from Latin.